Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Denmark
Denmark: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues was 45.18 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Denmark, 1965–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 45.18 Percentage of GDP for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Denmark peaked at 48.78 Percentage of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.12 Percentage of GDP, in 1965.
Denmark ranks 1st of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 29.12 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 29.67 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 30.16 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 32.9 Percentage of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 32.51 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 36.87 Percentage of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 39.86 Percentage of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 39.93 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 39.12 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 40.77 Percentage of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 37.67 Percentage of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 38.02 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 38.8 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 39.94 Percentage of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 41.02 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 41.53 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 41.39 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 40.42 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 43.01 Percentage of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 42.85 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 45.05 Percentage of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 45.54 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 46.88 Percentage of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 47.02 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 45.49 Percentage of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 44.27 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 43.67 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 44.21 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 45.56 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 46.46 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 46.6 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 46.87 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 46.83 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.47 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 48.04 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 46.79 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 45.94 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 45.47 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 45.69 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 46.3 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 47.89 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 46.47 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 46.49 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.76 Percentage of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 44.74 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 44.79 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 44.87 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.63 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 45.97 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 48.78 Percentage of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 46.49 Percentage of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 45.8 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 45.46 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 44.44 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 47.15 Percentage of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 47.24 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.47 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 42.05 Percentage of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 43.99 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 45.18 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.87 Percentage of GDP | 29.12 Percentage of GDP | 32.9 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 1970s | 39.2 Percentage of GDP | 36.87 Percentage of GDP | 41.02 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.92 Percentage of GDP | 40.42 Percentage of GDP | 47.02 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 46 Percentage of GDP | 43.67 Percentage of GDP | 48.04 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.05 Percentage of GDP | 44.74 Percentage of GDP | 47.89 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.94 Percentage of GDP | 44.44 Percentage of GDP | 48.78 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.19 Percentage of GDP | 42.05 Percentage of GDP | 47.47 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 94,268 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2484 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 19,120 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 7.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 126,610 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Denmark?
- Revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Denmark was 45.18 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 48.78 Percentage of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.12 Percentage of GDP in 1965.
- How does Denmark rank for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
- Denmark ranks 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.